The Upper House. 499

Then the House took into Consideration the Dangerous
Consequences of the tumultuous meeting of Negroes referred
from the last to this present Sessions of Assembly and the
following message was prepared thereon viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Sep^r the 26^th 1723.
Gentlemen.
The Dangerous Consequences of the Tumultuous meeting
of negroes Recomended to you last Session of Assembly and
referred to this present Sessions, appearing every Day
Greater we again Earnestly recomend the same to your Con-
sideration.
Signed p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl. Up. Ho.

Which Message was sent to the Lower House by Col^o
Ward
Adjourned till morning

Friday Sep^r the 27^th 1723
Present
His Honour the Governour

U. H. J.

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The
honble

Col^o W^m Holland
Col^o Sam^l Young
John Hall Esq^r
Col^o Tho^s Addison

Col^o Rich^d Tilghman
Phile: Lloyd Esq^r
Col. M. Tilgh Ward
John Rousby Esq^r
Benj^a Tasker

Members
of the
Upper
House

The Petition of sundry of the Inhabitants of the Counties
of Cecil, Kent, and Queen Annes, and Talbot Complaining
of Several Losses by Robberies Committed by sundry idle
people living among them, and praying Leave to bring in a
Bill for their Relief, was read and the following Endorsement
made thereon (viz.)

By the Upper House of Assembly 7^br the 27^th 1/23
Gentlemen.
We Judge the within Petition to be very Reasonable, and
therefore recomend it to your Consideration
Signed p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl. Up. Ho.

The Petition of Patrick Sympson of London Town Mer-
chant praying that Leave may be given him to bring in a Bill
to make Good some Defects in a deed of Gift from a Certain

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